diff --git a/lib/gitlab/configuration.rb b/lib/gitlab/configuration.rb
index e56451920..b36ed5a7d 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/configuration.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Gitlab
   # Defines constants and methods related to configuration.
   module Configuration
     # An array of valid keys in the options hash when configuring a Gitlab::API.
-    VALID_OPTIONS_KEYS = [:endpoint, :private_token, :user_agent, :sudo].freeze
+    VALID_OPTIONS_KEYS = [:endpoint, :private_token, :user_agent, :sudo, :httparty].freeze
 
     # The user agent that will be sent to the API endpoint if none is set.
     DEFAULT_USER_AGENT = "Gitlab Ruby Gem #{Gitlab::VERSION}".freeze
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/request.rb b/lib/gitlab/request.rb
index 31ec98bbc..64a8f6b4c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/request.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/request.rb
@@ -34,21 +34,25 @@ def self.decode(response)
     end
 
     def get(path, options={})
+      set_httparty_config(options)
       set_private_token_header(options)
       validate self.class.get(path, options)
     end
 
     def post(path, options={})
+      set_httparty_config(options)
       set_private_token_header(options, path)
       validate self.class.post(path, options)
     end
 
     def put(path, options={})
+      set_httparty_config(options)
       set_private_token_header(options)
       validate self.class.put(path, options)
     end
 
     def delete(path, options={})
+      set_httparty_config(options)
       set_private_token_header(options)
       validate self.class.delete(path, options)
     end
@@ -93,6 +97,14 @@ def set_private_token_header(options, path=nil)
       end
     end
 
+    # Set HTTParty configuration
+    # @see https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty
+    def set_httparty_config(options)
+      if self.httparty
+        options.merge!(self.httparty)
+      end
+    end
+
     def error_message(response)
       "Server responded with code #{response.code}, message: #{response.parsed_response.message}. " \
       "Request URI: #{response.request.base_uri}#{response.request.path}"